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{{short description|Division of Major League Baseball}}
The '''American League Central''' is one of three ] in ]'s ]. The division was formed in the 1994 realignment. Its teams are all located in the ]. It is currently the only division in the MLB where all of its members have won the World Series at least once (though only one team has won the World Series as a member of the AL Central).
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| title = American League Central
| league =]
| sport =]
| founded = {{mlby|1994}}
| teams = 5
| champion = ]<br />(2024; 12th title)
| most_champs = ] (12)
}}


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The '''American League Central''' is one of ]'s six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the ] and two teams from the ]. Its teams are all located in the ]. Along with the ], the AL Central is one of two divisions in the Major Leagues in which all of its members have won a ] title. In fact, each team has captured at least two ] championships. The Kansas City Royals were the most recent team from the division to win the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Royals Beat New York Mets 7-2 to Win World Series |url=https://grasswire.com/story/561/2015-World-Series |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208065626/https://grasswire.com/story/561/2015-World-Series |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=grasswire.com}}</ref>


==Division membership== ==Division membership==


===Current members:=== ===Current members===
*] – Founding member; formerly of the AL West *] – Founding member; formerly of the AL West
*] – Founding member; formerly of the AL East *] – Founding member; formerly of the AL East; known as the Cleveland Indians until 2021
*] – Joined in 1998; formerly of the AL East *] – Joined in 1998; formerly of the AL East
*] – Founding member; formerly of the AL West *] – Founding member; formerly of the AL West
*] – Founding member; formerly of the AL West *] – Founding member; formerly of the AL West


===Division lineups=== ===Former member===
*] – Founding member, moved into the ] in ]
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! Time period || Lineup || Changes from previous setup
===Membership timeline===
''' Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="38" style="text-align:center; font-size:125%; background:#DEB887;"| AL Central Division{{ref label|AL Central|A|A}}
|- |-
! colspan="38" style="text-align:center;"| '''Years'''
| 1994–1997 || Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins || Creation of division due to 1994 realignment (Chicago, Kansas City and Minnesota from ], Cleveland and Milwaukee from ])
|- |-
! '']''
| 1998–present || Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins || Due to 1998 expansion, Detroit moved in from ] and Milwaukee switched leagues, moving into ]
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| colspan="32" | ]
|-
| colspan="28" | ]
| colspan="4" | ]{{ref label|CG|B|B}}
|-
| colspan="32" | ]
|-
| colspan="4" | ]{{ref label|EXP|C|C}}
| colspan="28" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
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| colspan="32" | ]
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| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="28" | ]{{ref label|EXP|C|C}}
|-
| colspan="38" style="background:#fff; height:15px; font-size:75%;"| {{color box|lightgrey}} '''Team not in division {{color box|#00ff00}} Division won World Series {{color box|#ffe87c}} Division won AL Championship'''
|} |}
:{{note label|AL Central|A|A}} The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins came from the ], and the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers from the ].
:{{note label|CG|B|B}} The Cleveland Guardians were known as the Cleveland Indians until November 2021.
:{{note label|EXP|C|C}} Due to expansion in 1998 and the placement of the new ] in the ], the Tigers moved to the Central. To give each league an even number of teams, the Brewers moved to the ].


==AL Central champions by year== ==Champions by year==
Since its inception, the Chicago White Sox are the only team from the AL Central division to have won the World Series. The ] and ] are the only teams from the AL Central division to have won the World Series since the league realignment in 1994.


*'''Team names link to the season in which each team played'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"

!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Year
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Winner
!Year
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Record
!Winner
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|%
!Record
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Playoff finish
!%
!Playoff Results
|- |-
|{{by|1994}} (through ]) | {{By|1994}}§
| colspan="4" align="center" | ''No playoffs due to ]''
|]§
|67–46
|.593
|''No Playoffs''
|- |-
|{{by|1995}} (starting ], 144 G)
|]
|100–44
|.694
|Lost ] to ], 4–2
|- |-
| 1995
|1996
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 100–44
|99–62
| {{winpct|100|44}}
|.615
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
|Lost ] to ], 3–1
|- |-
| 1996
|1997
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 99–62
|86–75
| {{winpct|99|62}}
|.534
|Lost ] to ], 4–3 | Lost ] (]) 3–1
|-
| 1997
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 86–75
| {{winpct|86|75}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
|- |-
|1998 | 1998
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
|89–73 | 89–73
| {{winpct|89|73}}
|.549
|Lost ] to ], 4–2 | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
|- |-
|1999 | 1999
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
|97–65 | 97–65
| {{winpct|97|65}}
|.599
|Lost ] to ], 3–2 | Lost ] (]) 3–2
|- |-
|2000 | 2000
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | ''']'''
|95–67 | 95–67
| {{winpct|95|67}}
|.586
|Lost ] to ], 3–0 | Lost ] (]) 3–0
|- |-
|2001 | 2001
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
|91–71 | 91–71
| {{winpct|91|71}}
|.562
|Lost ] to ], 3–2 | Lost ] (]) 3–2
|- |-
|2002 | 2002
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
|94–67 | 94–67
| {{winpct|94|67}}
|.584
|Lost ] to ], 4–1 | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
|- |-
|2003 | 2003
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
|90–72 | 90–72
| {{winpct|90|72}}
|.556
|Lost ] to ], 3–1 | Lost ] (]) 3–1
|- |-
|2004 | 2004
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
|92–70 | 92–70
| {{winpct|92|70}}
|.568
|Lost ] to ], 3–1 | Lost ] (]) 3–1
|- |-
|-
|2005
| 2005
|]
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | ''']'''
|99–63
| 99–63
|.611
| {{winpct|99|63}}
|'''Won ] over ], 4–0'''
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–1<br/>'''Won ]''' (]) 4–0
|- |-
|2006 | 2006
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
|96–66 | 96–66
| {{winpct|96|66}}
|.593
|Lost ] to ], 3–0 | Lost ] (]) 3–0
|- |-
|2007 | 2007
|] | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
|96–66 | 96–66
| {{winpct|96|66}}
|.593
|Lost ] to ] 4–3 | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
|- |-
|2008 | 2008
|]** | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | ''']'''
|89–74 | 89–74
| {{winpct|89|74}}
|.546
|Lost ] to ] 3–1 | Lost ] (]) 3–1
|- |-
|2009 | 2009
|]# | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
|87–76 | 87–76
| {{winpct|87|76}}
|.534
|Lost ] to ], 3–0 | Lost ] (]) 3–0
|-
| 2010
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
| 94–68
| {{winpct|94|68}}
| Lost ] (]) 3–0
|-
| 2011
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Detroit Tigers|1}}" | ''']'''
| 95–67
| {{winpct|95|67}}
| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
|-
| 2012
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Detroit Tigers|1}}" | ''']'''
| 88–74
| {{winpct|88|74}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–0
|-
| 2013
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Detroit Tigers|1}}" | ''']'''
| 93–69
| {{winpct|93|69}}
| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–2
|-
| 2014
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Detroit Tigers|1}}" | ''']'''
| 90–72
| {{winpct|90|72}}
|Lost ] (]) 3–0
|-
| 2015
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | ''']'''
| 95–67
| {{winpct|95|67}}
| bgcolor="#ffcccc" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–2<br/>'''Won ]''' (]) 4–1
|-
| 2016
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 94–67
| {{winpct|94|67}}
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–1<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
|-
| 2017
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 102–60
| {{winpct|102|60}}
| Lost ] (]) 3–2
|-
| 2018
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 91–71
| .562
| Lost ] (]) 3–0
|-
| 2019
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
| 101–61
| .623
|Lost ] (]) 3–0
|-
| 2020***
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
| 36–24
| .600
|Lost ] (]) 2–0
|-
| 2021
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | ''']'''
| 93–69
| .574
| Lost ] (]) 3–1
|-
| 2022
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Guardians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 92–70
| .568
| '''Won''' ] (]) 2–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 3–2
|-
| 2023
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins|1}}" | ''']'''
| 87–75
| .537
| '''Won''' ] (]) 2–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 3–1
|-
| 2024
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Guardians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 92–69
| .571
| '''Won''' ] (]) 3–2<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
|} |}


§ Due to the ] starting ], no official winner was awarded. Chicago was leading at the strike. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Due to the ] starting August 12, no winner was determined. The ] were leading at the time that the strike began.
<br><nowiki>**</nowiki> In {{by|2008}}, the ] and the ] finished the season with identical records of 88–74. Chicago won a one-game playoff at U.S. Cellular Field against Minnesota 1–0 to clinch the division title.
<br><nowiki>#</nowiki> In {{by|2009}}, the ] and the ] finished the season with identical records of 86-76. The Twins won a one-game playoff at the Metrodome 6-5 in 12 innings to clinch the division title.


<nowiki>**</nowiki> In {{Baseball year|2008}}, the ] and Chicago White Sox finished the season with the identical records. The White Sox won the ] 1–0.
==Wild-card winners produced==
{{main|List of American League Wild Card winners}}


<nowiki>#</nowiki> In {{Baseball year|2009}}, the Minnesota Twins and ] finished the season with identical records. The Twins won the ] 6–5 in 12 innings.
The Central division was the last division in baseball to produce a ] team that actually competed in the playoffs — in 2006 — 12 years after its creation. (In 1994, the AL's first wild-card team — the Indians — did not play, because there were no postseason playoffs that year.) On September 24, 2006, a victory by the Twins guaranteed the wild card would come from the division, eliminating the Red Sox of the ] from wild-card contention and ending a three-year streak of wild-card appearances by the Red Sox. The Twins eliminated the White Sox from playoff contention on September 25 and then passed the Tigers on the last day of the regular season to give the Tigers the wild-card slot. Detroit went on to win the American League Championship.


<nowiki>***</nowiki> Due to the ], the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up ] also qualified for the playoffs. The Indians were tied with the ] but won the runner-up honors with a better head-to-head record (Indians won the season series 8–2 over the White Sox).
{| class="wikitable sortable"

!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Year
==Other postseason teams==
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Winner
{{main article|List of American League Wild Card winners}}
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Record

!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|%
In ], the ] were sitting atop the wild-card standings and would have qualified for the postseason as the AL's first ] but on August 12 of that year, the season came to an early end due to a ], cancelling the remainder of the regular season and postseason. The ] were the first team from the Central to qualify as the wild card. MLB revamped the postseason starting in ], creating a new single-game playoff where two wildcards competed against each other while the division winners each received a bye. The winner of the American League ] moved on to face the top-seeded team of the AL in the ]. In ], the Indians became the first team from the AL Central to qualify as a wild card under the new postseason format. In ], the ] ended a 29-year postseason drought returning to the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in ].
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|GB

!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Playoffs
In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Winner
!Record
!%
!GB
!Playoff Results
|-
| 2006
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Detroit Tigers|1}}" | ''']'''
| 95–67
| {{winpct|95|67}}
| 1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | '''Won''' ] (]) 3–1<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–1
|- |-
| 2013
|1994
|]§ | bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 92–70
|66–47
| {{winpct|92|70}}
|.584
|1 | 1
| Lost ] (])
|''No Playoffs''
|-
| 2014
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | ''']'''
| 89–73
| {{winpct|89|73}}
| 1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" | '''Won''' ] (])<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 3–0<br/>'''Won''' ] (]) 4–0<br/>Lost ] (]) 4–3
|- |-
| 2017
|2006
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Minnesota Twins 1994thru2021|1}}" | ''']'''
|]
| 85–77
|95–67
| {{winpct|85|77}}
|.586
|1 | 17
|Lost ] (])
|Lost ] to ], 4-1
|-
| rowspan=2|2020†
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Cleveland Indians|1}}" | ''']'''
| 35–25
| {{winpct|35|25}}
| 1
| Lost ] (]) 2–0
|-
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Chicago White Sox|1}}" | ''']'''
| 35–25
| {{winpct|35|25}}
| 1
|Lost ] (]) 2–1
|-
| rowspan=2|2024
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Kansas City Royals|1}}" | ''']'''
| 86–76
| .531
| {{frac|6|1|2}}
| '''Won''' ] (]) 2–0<br>Lost ] (]) 3–1
|-
| bgcolor="#{{Baseball color|Detroit Tigers|1}}" | ''']'''
| 86–76
| .531
| {{frac|6|1|2}}
| '''Won''' ] (]) 2–0<br>Lost ] (]) 3–2
|} |}


† – Due to the ], the season was shortened to 60 games. The White Sox were tied with the ] but lost the runner-up honors due to an inferior head-to-head record (White Sox lost the season series 2–8 to the Indians).
§ Due to the ], no official wild card winner was awarded. Cleveland was leading the wild card at the strike.


(**) The Tigers and Royals were tied for the 2nd Wild Card spot, but the Royals earned the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the regular season series 7–6.
==AL Central titles won by team==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
==Season results==
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Team
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Championships
|bgcolor=#FFCC00 align=center width=10px| <sup>(#)</sup>
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Last Year Won
| Denotes team that won the ]
|- |-
|bgcolor=#C0C0C0 align=center width=10px| <sup>(#)</sup>
|]
| Denotes team that won the ], but lost World Series
|7
|-
|2007
|bgcolor=#CCFFCC align=center width=10px| <sup>(#)</sup>
| Denotes team that qualified for the ]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!rowspan="2" width=60px| Season ||colspan="7"| Team (record)
|-
! 1st || 2nd || 3rd || 4th || 5th
|-
|colspan="6"|
*'''1994''': The American League Central was formed with five members. The ] and ] joined from the ]. The ], ] and ] joined from the ]. Due to the ], the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12. The postseason and ] was also cancelled.
|-
| {{mlby|1994}} || ] (67–46) || ] (66–47) || ] (64–51) || ] (53–60) || ] (53–62)
|-
| {{mlby|1995}} ||bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (100–44) || ] (70–74) || ] (68–76) || ] (65–79) || ] (56–88)
|-
| {{mlby|1996}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (99–62) || ] (85–77) || ] (80–82) || ] (78–84) || ] (75–86)
|-
| {{mlby|1997}} ||bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (86–75) || ] (80–81) || ] (78–83) || ] (68–94) || ] (67–94)
|-
|colspan="6"|
*'''1998''': The ] joined from the ]. The ] left to join the ].
|-
| {{mlby|1998}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (89–73) || ] (80–82) || ] (72–89) || ] (70–92) || ] (65–97)
|-
| {{mlby|1999}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (97–65) || ] (75–86) || ] (69–92) || ] (64–97) || ] (63–97)
|-
| {{mlby|2000}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (95–67) || ] (90–72) || ] (79–83) || ] (77–85) || ] (69–93)
|-
| {{mlby|2001}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (91–71) || ] (85–77) || ] (83–79) || ] (66–96) || ] (65–97)
|-
| {{mlby|2002}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (94–67) || ] (81–81) || ] (74–88) || ] (62–100) || ] (55–106)
|-
| {{mlby|2003}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (90–72) || ] (86–76) || ] (83–79) || ] (68–94) || ] (43–119)
|-
| {{mlby|2004}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ]{{ref label|a|a}} (92–70) || ] (83–79) || ] (80–82) || ] (72–90) || ] (58–104)
|-
| {{mlby|2005}} ||bgcolor=#FFCC00| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (99–63) || ] (93–69) || ] (83–79) || ] (71–91) || ] (56–106)
|-
| {{mlby|2006}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (96–66) ||bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (95–67) || ] (90–72) || ] (78–84) || ] (62–100)
|-
| {{mlby|2007}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(2)</sup> ]{{ref label|b|b}} (96–66) || ] (88–74) || ] (79–83) || ] (72–90) || ] (69–93)
|-
| {{mlby|2008}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ]{{ref label|c|c}} (89–74) || ] (88–75) || ] (81–81) || ] (75–87) || ] (74–88)
|-
| {{mlby|2009}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ]{{ref label|d|d}} (87–76) || ] (86–77) || ] (79–83) || ] (65–97) || ] (65–97)
|-
| {{mlby|2010}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (94–68) || ] (88–74) || ] (81–81) || ] (69–93) || ] (67–95)
|-
| {{mlby|2011}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (95–67) || ] (80–82) || ] (79–83) || ] (71–91) || ] (63–99)
|-
| {{mlby|2012}} ||bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (88–74) || ] (85–77) || ] (72–90) || ] (68–94) || ] (66–96)
|-
| {{mlby|2013}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (93–69) ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (92–70) || ] (86–76) || ] (66–96) || ] (63–99)
|-
| {{mlby|2014}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (90–72) ||bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <sup>(4)</sup> ] (89–73) || ] (85–77) || ] (73–89) || ] (70–92)
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| {{mlby|2015}} ||bgcolor=#FFCC00| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (95–67) || ] (83–79) || ] (81–80) || ] (76–86) || ] (74–87)
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| {{mlby|2016}} ||bgcolor=#C0C0C0| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (94–67) || ] (86–75) || ] (81–81) || ] (78–84) || ] (59–103)
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| {{mlby|2017}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(1)</sup> ] (102–60) ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(5)</sup> ] (85–77) || ] (80–82) || ] (67–95) || ] (64–98)
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| {{mlby|2018}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (91–71) || ] (78–84) || ] (64–98) || ] (62–100) || ] (58–104)
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| {{mlby|2019}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (101–61) || ] (93–69) || ] (72–89) || ] (59–103) || ] (47–114)
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*'''2020''': Due to the ], the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
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| {{mlby|2020}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (36–24) ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(4)</sup> ]{{ref label|e|e}} (35–25) ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(7)</sup> ] (35–25) || ] (26–34) || ] (23–35)
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| {{mlby|2021}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (93–69) || ] (80–82) || ] (77–85) || ] (74–88) || ] (73–89)
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| {{mlby|2022}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (92–70) || ] (81–81) || ] (78–84) || ] (66–96) || ] (65–97)
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| {{mlby|2023}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(3)</sup> ] (87–75) || ] (78–84) || ] (76–86) || ] (61–101) || ] (56–106)
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| {{mlby|2024}} ||bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(2)</sup> ] (92–69) || bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(5)</sup> ]{{ref label|f|f}} (86–76) || bgcolor=#CCFFCC| <sup>(6)</sup> ]{{ref label|f|f}} (86–76) || ] (82–80) || ] (41–121)
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;Notes and Tiebreakers
*{{note label|ALC1|a|a}} Minnesota and ] of the ] were tied for the second and third seed, but the Twins were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 5–4.
*{{note label|ALC1|b|b}} Cleveland and ] of the ] were tied for the first and second seed, but the Indians were relegated to the second seed by losing the season series 5–2.
*{{note label|ALC1|c|c}} Chicago and Minnesota were tied for the division championship and played in a ]. The White Sox won 1–0 to claim the division crown.
*{{note label|ALC1|d|d}} Minnesota and Detroit were tied for the division championship and played in a ]. The Twins won 6–5 in 12 innings to claim the division crown.
*{{note label|ALC1|e|e}} Cleveland and Chicago were tied for the fourth and seventh seed, but the Indians claimed the fourth seed by winning the season series 8–2.
*{{note label|ALC1|f|f}} Kansas City and Detroit were tied for the fifth seed and the second Wild Card berth, but the Royals claimed the second Wild Card spot by winning the season series 7–6.

==AL Central statistics==
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! rowspan=2|Team
! colspan=3|Division championships
! colspan="5" |Postseason records{{efn|Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the AL Central}}
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!Number
!Year(s)
!Most recent
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! colspan="9" |Current Teams in Division
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|1995–1999, 2001, 2007, 2016–2018, 2022, 2024
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|1–2
|6–6
|3–3
|0–3
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|5 |9
|2002–2004, 2006, 2009*, 2010, 2019–2020, 2023
|2009
|2023
|1
|1–2
|1–7
|0–1
|0–0
|- |-
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|3 |4
|2000, 2005, 2008*, 2021
|2008
|2021
|1
|0–1
|1–3
|1–1
|1–0
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|0 |4
|2011–2014
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|2014
|2
|1–0
|4–2
|2–2
|0–2
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|1
|2015
|2015
|2
|2–0
|2–1
|2–0
|1–1
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|—
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|0–0
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SportMajor League Baseball
Founded1994
No. of teams5
Most recent
champion(s)		Cleveland Guardians
(2024; 12th title)
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The American League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed in the realignment of 1994 by moving three teams from the American League West and two teams from the American League East. Its teams are all located in the Midwestern United States. Along with the National League East, the AL Central is one of two divisions in the Major Leagues in which all of its members have won a World Series title. In fact, each team has captured at least two World Series championships. The Kansas City Royals were the most recent team from the division to win the World Series.

Division membership

Current members

Former member

Membership timeline

Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.

AL Central Division
Years
94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians Cleveland
Guardians
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee
Brewers 		 
Minnesota Twins
  Detroit Tigers
  Team not in division   Division won World Series   Division won AL Championship
The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Minnesota Twins came from the AL West, and the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers from the AL East.
The Cleveland Guardians were known as the Cleveland Indians until November 2021.
Due to expansion in 1998 and the placement of the new Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the AL East, the Tigers moved to the Central. To give each league an even number of teams, the Brewers moved to the NL Central.

Champions by year

The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals are the only teams from the AL Central division to have won the World Series since the league realignment in 1994.

  • Team names link to the season in which each team played
Year Winner Record % Playoff Results
1994§ No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike
1995 Cleveland Indians (1) 100–44 .694 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Won ALCS (Mariners) 4–2
Lost World Series (Braves) 4–2
1996 Cleveland Indians (2) 99–62 .615 Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–1
1997 Cleveland Indians (3) 86–75 .534 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Won ALCS (Orioles) 4–2
Lost World Series (Marlins) 4–3
1998 Cleveland Indians (4) 89–73 .549 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–2
1999 Cleveland Indians (5) 97–65 .599 Lost ALDS (Red Sox) 3–2
2000 Chicago White Sox (1) 95–67 .586 Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–0
2001 Cleveland Indians (6) 91–71 .562 Lost ALDS (Mariners) 3–2
2002 Minnesota Twins (1) 94–67 .584 Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Angels) 4–1
2003 Minnesota Twins (2) 90–72 .556 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2004 Minnesota Twins (3) 92–70 .568 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
2005 Chicago White Sox (2) 99–63 .611 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Won ALCS (Angels) 4–1
Won World Series (Astros) 4–0
2006 Minnesota Twins (4) 96–66 .593 Lost ALDS (Athletics) 3–0
2007 Cleveland Indians (7) 96–66 .593 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–3
2008 Chicago White Sox (3)** 89–74 .546 Lost ALDS (Rays) 3–1
2009 Minnesota Twins (5)# 87–76 .534 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2010 Minnesota Twins (6) 94–68 .580 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2011 Detroit Tigers (1) 95–67 .586 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Rangers) 4–2
2012 Detroit Tigers (2) 88–74 .543 Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–0
Lost World Series (Giants) 4–0
2013 Detroit Tigers (3) 93–69 .574 Won ALDS (Athletics) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Red Sox) 4–2
2014 Detroit Tigers (4) 90–72 .556 Lost ALDS (Orioles) 3–0
2015 Kansas City Royals (1) 95–67 .586 Won ALDS (Astros) 3–2
Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–2
Won World Series (Mets) 4–1
2016 Cleveland Indians (8) 94–67 .584 Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–0
Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–1
Lost World Series (Cubs) 4–3
2017 Cleveland Indians (9) 102–60 .630 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
2018 Cleveland Indians (10) 91–71 .562 Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–0
2019 Minnesota Twins (7) 101–61 .623 Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–0
2020*** Minnesota Twins (8) 36–24 .600 Lost ALWC (Astros) 2–0
2021 Chicago White Sox (4) 93–69 .574 Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
2022 Cleveland Guardians (11) 92–70 .568 Won ALWC (Rays) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–2
2023 Minnesota Twins (9) 87–75 .537 Won ALWC (Blue Jays) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Astros) 3–1
2024 Cleveland Guardians (12) 92–69 .571 Won ALDS (Tigers) 3–2
Lost ALCS (Yankees) 4–1

* Due to the 1994 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no winner was determined. The Chicago White Sox were leading at the time that the strike began.

** In 2008, the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox finished the season with the identical records. The White Sox won the one-game playoff 1–0.

# In 2009, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers finished the season with identical records. The Twins won the one-game playoff 6–5 in 12 innings.

*** Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Cleveland also qualified for the playoffs. The Indians were tied with the Chicago White Sox but won the runner-up honors with a better head-to-head record (Indians won the season series 8–2 over the White Sox).

Other postseason teams

Main article: List of American League Wild Card winners

In 1994, the Cleveland Indians were sitting atop the wild-card standings and would have qualified for the postseason as the AL's first wild card but on August 12 of that year, the season came to an early end due to a players strike, cancelling the remainder of the regular season and postseason. The 2006 Detroit Tigers were the first team from the Central to qualify as the wild card. MLB revamped the postseason starting in 2012, creating a new single-game playoff where two wildcards competed against each other while the division winners each received a bye. The winner of the American League wild card game moved on to face the top-seeded team of the AL in the American League Division Series. In 2013, the Indians became the first team from the AL Central to qualify as a wild card under the new postseason format. In 2014, the Kansas City Royals ended a 29-year postseason drought returning to the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 1985.

In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

Year Winner Record % GB Playoff Results
2006 Detroit Tigers 95–67 .586 1 Won ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Won ALCS (Athletics) 4–0
Lost World Series (Cardinals) 4–1
2013 Cleveland Indians 92–70 .568 1 Lost ALWC (Rays)
2014 Kansas City Royals 89–73 .549 1 Won ALWC (Athletics)
Won ALDS (Angels) 3–0
Won ALCS (Orioles) 4–0
Lost World Series (Giants) 4–3
2017 Minnesota Twins 85–77 .525 17 Lost ALWC (Yankees)
2020† Cleveland Indians 35–25 .583 1 Lost ALWC (Yankees) 2–0
Chicago White Sox 35–25 .583 1 Lost ALWC (Athletics) 2–1
2024 Kansas City Royals** 86–76 .531 6+1⁄2 Won ALWC (Orioles) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1
Detroit Tigers** 86–76 .531 6+1⁄2 Won ALWC (Astros) 2–0
Lost ALDS (Guardians) 3–2

† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The White Sox were tied with the Cleveland Indians but lost the runner-up honors due to an inferior head-to-head record (White Sox lost the season series 2–8 to the Indians).

(**) The Tigers and Royals were tied for the 2nd Wild Card spot, but the Royals earned the tiebreaker by virtue of winning the regular season series 7–6.

Season results

Denotes team that won the World Series
Denotes team that won the American League pennant, but lost World Series
Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason
Season Team (record)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1994 Chicago White Sox (67–46) Cleveland (66–47) Kansas City (64–51) Minnesota (53–60) Milwaukee (53–62)
1995 Cleveland (100–44) Kansas City (70–74) Chicago White Sox (68–76) Milwaukee (65–79) Minnesota (56–88)
1996 Cleveland (99–62) Chicago White Sox (85–77) Milwaukee (80–82) Minnesota (78–84) Kansas City (75–86)
1997 Cleveland (86–75) Chicago White Sox (80–81) Milwaukee (78–83) Minnesota (68–94) Kansas City (67–94)
1998 Cleveland (89–73) Chicago White Sox (80–82) Kansas City (72–89) Minnesota (70–92) Detroit (65–97)
1999 Cleveland (97–65) Chicago White Sox (75–86) Detroit (69–92) Kansas City (64–97) Minnesota (63–97)
2000 Chicago White Sox (95–67) Cleveland (90–72) Detroit (79–83) Kansas City (77–85) Minnesota (69–93)
2001 Cleveland (91–71) Minnesota (85–77) Chicago White Sox (83–79) Detroit (66–96) Kansas City (65–97)
2002 Minnesota (94–67) Chicago White Sox (81–81) Cleveland (74–88) Kansas City (62–100) Detroit (55–106)
2003 Minnesota (90–72) Chicago White Sox (86–76) Kansas City (83–79) Cleveland (68–94) Detroit (43–119)
2004 Minnesota (92–70) Chicago White Sox (83–79) Cleveland (80–82) Detroit (72–90) Kansas City (58–104)
2005 Chicago White Sox (99–63) Cleveland (93–69) Minnesota (83–79) Detroit (71–91) Kansas City (56–106)
2006 Minnesota (96–66) Detroit (95–67) Chicago White Sox (90–72) Cleveland (78–84) Kansas City (62–100)
2007 Cleveland (96–66) Detroit (88–74) Minnesota (79–83) Chicago White Sox (72–90) Kansas City (69–93)
2008 Chicago White Sox (89–74) Minnesota (88–75) Cleveland (81–81) Kansas City (75–87) Detroit (74–88)
2009 Minnesota (87–76) Detroit (86–77) Chicago White Sox (79–83) Cleveland (65–97) Kansas City (65–97)
2010 Minnesota (94–68) Chicago White Sox (88–74) Detroit (81–81) Cleveland (69–93) Kansas City (67–95)
2011 Detroit (95–67) Cleveland (80–82) Chicago White Sox (79–83) Kansas City (71–91) Minnesota (63–99)
2012 Detroit (88–74) Chicago White Sox (85–77) Kansas City (72–90) Cleveland (68–94) Minnesota (66–96)
2013 Detroit (93–69) Cleveland (92–70) Kansas City (86–76) Minnesota (66–96) Chicago White Sox (63–99)
2014 Detroit (90–72) Kansas City (89–73) Cleveland (85–77) Chicago White Sox (73–89) Minnesota (70–92)
2015 Kansas City (95–67) Minnesota (83–79) Cleveland (81–80) Chicago White Sox (76–86) Detroit (74–87)
2016 Cleveland (94–67) Detroit (86–75) Kansas City (81–81) Chicago White Sox (78–84) Minnesota (59–103)
2017 Cleveland (102–60) Minnesota (85–77) Kansas City (80–82) Chicago White Sox (67–95) Detroit (64–98)
2018 Cleveland (91–71) Minnesota (78–84) Detroit (64–98) Chicago White Sox (62–100) Kansas City (58–104)
2019 Minnesota (101–61) Cleveland (93–69) Chicago White Sox (72–89) Kansas City (59–103) Detroit (47–114)
  • 2020: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. The postseason field was expanded to eight teams and the wild-card round became a best-of-three series.
2020 Minnesota (36–24) Cleveland (35–25) Chicago White Sox (35–25) Kansas City (26–34) Detroit (23–35)
2021 Chicago White Sox (93–69) Cleveland (80–82) Detroit (77–85) Kansas City (74–88) Minnesota (73–89)
2022 Cleveland (92–70) Chicago White Sox (81–81) Minnesota (78–84) Detroit (66–96) Kansas City (65–97)
2023 Minnesota (87–75) Detroit (78–84) Cleveland (76–86) Chicago White Sox (61–101) Kansas City (56–106)
2024 Cleveland (92–69) Kansas City (86–76) Detroit (86–76) Minnesota (82–80) Chicago White Sox (41–121)
Notes and Tiebreakers
  • Minnesota and Anaheim of the American League West were tied for the second and third seed, but the Twins were relegated to the third seed by losing the season series 5–4.
  • Cleveland and Boston of the American League East were tied for the first and second seed, but the Indians were relegated to the second seed by losing the season series 5–2.
  • Chicago and Minnesota were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The White Sox won 1–0 to claim the division crown.
  • Minnesota and Detroit were tied for the division championship and played in a tie-breaker game. The Twins won 6–5 in 12 innings to claim the division crown.
  • Cleveland and Chicago were tied for the fourth and seventh seed, but the Indians claimed the fourth seed by winning the season series 8–2.
  • Kansas City and Detroit were tied for the fifth seed and the second Wild Card berth, but the Royals claimed the second Wild Card spot by winning the season series 7–6.

AL Central statistics

Team Division championships Postseason records
Number Year(s) Most recent Wild Card ALWC ALDS ALCS World Series
Current Teams in Division
Cleveland Guardians 12 1995–1999, 2001, 2007, 2016–2018, 2022, 2024 2024 2 1–2 6–6 3–3 0–3
Minnesota Twins 9 2002–2004, 2006, 2009*, 2010, 2019–2020, 2023 2023 1 1–2 1–7 0–1 0–0
Chicago White Sox 4 2000, 2005, 2008*, 2021 2021 1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–0
Detroit Tigers 4 2011–2014 2014 2 1–0 4–2 2–2 0–2
Kansas City Royals 1 2015 2015 2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Former Team in Division
Milwaukee Brewers† 0 — — — — 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 30 1995–present 2024 8 5‍–‍5 14‍–‍19 8‍–‍7 2‍–‍6

* – Won division via tiebreaker
† indicates no longer in division or part of AL since 1998

Totals updated through conclusion of the 2024 postseason.

Rivalries

See also

Notes

  1. Reflects postseason record of each team only during the team's time as a member of the AL Central
  2. Number of times qualifying as a wild card team
  3. Formerly known as Cleveland Indians

References

  1. "Kansas City Royals Beat New York Mets 7-2 to Win World Series". grasswire.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

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